How do Jupiter’s moons remain in a stable orbit ?

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So from what i’ve read, Jupiter’s moons ( Europa, Ganymede, Io) are basically squeezed, stretched and pulled in different directions by Jupiter’s gravity, and more or less by themselves.

How do they remain in a stable orbit ?

Do these gravitational forces cancel eachother out, thus creating a perfect stable orbit ?

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so basically jupiters moons are like those rubber bands you play with they get pulled and squished but they still circle around cause of the balance in gravitational forces. its like a cosmic dance of tugging and pulling yet they find their groove. pretty cool how space works right

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